The Indian e-commerce company Flipkart which was ridiculed last year for sending a sexist email to female customers has done it again, this time with an offensive advertisement that reinforces the stereotype of Gorkha/Chowkidar. The advertisements designed to promote the recently launched “Flipkart Assured” customer loyalty service had insensitively characterized Gorkhas in the role of […]
Indian Gorkha Community Furious With Flipkart Ads – All you need to know
Gorkha Youth and Students’ Association of India (GYASA) filed Complaint against Flipkart Advertisement Complaint filed against Flipkart Advertisement which is defamatory, sacriligeous, communal, racist and hurting the sentiments of the Indian Gorkha community and insulting khukri emblem of the Indian Gorkha Brigade and Assam Rifles. DETAILED COMPLAINT:- To, Shri Robin Hibu IPS, Inspector General of Police […]
Gorkha Students Orientation and GYASA public meeting in Delhi
Report by: Sanjay and @Gautam Chhetry (DU Students) Gorkha Youth and Students’ Association organized Orientation for New Students and Delhi/NCR Gorkha meeting at Gorkha Welfare Center, New Delhi today. Students from different colleges, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and eminent personalities from Delhi/NCR attend the event. Opening the session, Dinesh Sharma social activist and founder member of […]
Working together to save a Gorkha brother injured in an accident in Delhi
25th June 2016 Delhi: Raju Chetry (24 years), a Gorkha brother from Duliajan, Assam defeated the death after getting extremely injured in a road accident in South Delhi. Words are not enough to explain the smile that I have seen in his face today, though the wound is still profound and painful. It reminded me […]
Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh statement on meeting with Dr Jitendra Singh
STATEMENT OF THE BHARATIYA GORKHA PARISANGH REGARDING THE MEETING IT HAD WITH DONER MINISTER DR JITENDRA SINGH With reference to the Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh’s meeting with Dr Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for Development of Northeast Region (DONER), and the reports on the meeting as carried by various national newspapers, including The Hindustan Times of […]
Who is Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh Batting For? Why are they demanding OBC status for Gorkhas?
The Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh (BGP) which claims to be the “apex body of Gorkhas in India” seems to be trying to undo all the good work done by the Govt of Sikkim and Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) who have pushed for all the Gorkhas to be recognized as Scheduled Tribes. In a meeting with the […]
GYASA FC Runners-up in Delhi QUTAB Premier League
A tremendous show by Gorkha players in a local Delhi QUTAB Premier League, Gorkha Youth and Students’ Association of India – GYASA (GYASA FC) players walk away with Runners-up trophy in the 7th edition of QPL, a Delhi-based local football tournament organized by Vijay Kumar Bali. Theho Pao from GYASA FC was the Top Scorer […]
A Tale of two stories: Finding Suraj Subba and losing Tirtha Tamang from Sikkim
Writes: Dinesh Sharma SURAJ SUBBA, FOUND on 28-03-2016 (Delhi): Rajen Chhetry, Delhi Police for North East representative and a Gorkha Youth activist received a phone call from another DPNE representative from Manipur, Timothy Chongthu. Timothy informed Rajen about a youth from Sikkim found sleeping in a Park at Munirka, South of Delhi. Rajen Chhetry and […]
